Sam Reinhart scored a pair of goals, but the Sabres were unable to erase an early deficit in a 3-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Friday.
The game was played at Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden, as part of the 2019 NHL Global Series. The two teams will conclude the series at 1 p.m. EST on Saturday.
Nikita Kucherov, Alex Killorn, and Yanni Gourde scored goals for the Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 20 saves.
At the Horn: Lightning 3 - Sabres 2
Reinhart scores twice, but Sabres drop their 1st game in Sweden
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